Wichita eagle., 1887-08-27
A.SALT PLANT.
The Wichita Salt Manufac curing
Company, With q Capital
Of 100000.
Water Analysed With Extremely Flat.
terirg Realistically Capacity
of zoe Barrels.

t The finding of salt in well No. Of the mai
ural gas company suggested new scheme
some of the leading business men of th
city. Fer sometime the meter has been III
der consideration. Some weeks ago d.
Roth, relative Of Mr.. N. A. English, wa
in the city and made a test Of the water. Tn
hydrometer showed IS per cent Of salt. d.
Roth is familiar with some salt plants Kar
, awha Valley, West Virginia, which are ru
most successfully with water that prove onl..
"a per cent salt In the many facto
ries in northern New Yorl
the water in no one of the m sho VS. as large
Der cent of salt as that taken from the wei
of the gas company.
When the result of the test became known
the interest in organizing company incress
ed. Or several occasions meetings were helt
discussing the ACCESSIBILITY in attempting t.
utilize the salt water found in this vicinity
At a recent meeting it was decided to organ
ize a company to be called the Wichita Salt
Manufacturing Company. 1t will have 6
capital stock Of 100000. The names Of the
| incorporators are: g. L. Rouse, n. A. Eng
lish, L S. Sherwood, L. T. Even, J. G. Ten
nent, j. Edwin Davis. o. C. Daisy and Maj.
J. P. Knapp Of Fort Scott. The list Of di-
rectors is the same as the incorporators.
The charter, as yet, has not been applied for,
but will probably be mailed today. Nearly
all the stock had been taken yesterday.
The company is entirely seperai from the
gas companies that have been organized.
They propose to lease land in desirable loca-
tons and sink WELL hoping to get salt, and
if it should be gas, the company don't seem
to be alarmed about disposing of it. They
mean to be prepared to take care of and util-
lie any one Of the three possibles that are
likely to be found in the porous strata. 1t
has not been decided where the first well will
be located. 1t is desired to get as good
shipping facilities as possible, and that ques-
ton will have no little infu-
ence in deci ling where the plant
will be located. If salt water
is gained plant of no mean proper
tions will be established. If the company
get well producing as much salt water as
the one belonging to the gas com oany it is
estimated that it will produce two hundred
and fifty barrels per day. A member of the
company stated yesterday that the company
would put in plant with daily capacity
of two hundred barrels if they could find the
water. After thoroughly examining the
question he was Of the opinion that the de-
mand from the territory that could be sup
piled from this point would give ready
sale Of that amount. The freight on salt to
the city and this part of the United States
was good deal more than the cost of manu-
featuring it in any Of the good plants east
The cost there was very near.
as much or equally as much as he anticipated
it would be here. The immense freight to |
the west could he save by the plant which |
successful he thought it would be quite an |
for q number of other enterprises |
and be quite help to packing houses.
The company will advertise for bids for |
location. If water is received in the guam !
tity expected the plant will probably give
is thought will make it valuable to almost |
any section Of the city ard will command
something on bid for site. The plant will be
erected near the well
In a few days the company will receive
bids for sinking the well. 1t
viii be larger than the well
formerly sunk for gas. The casing
vii probably be galvanized, hoping in that
way to protect the pipe from the action Of
he salt. The stratum most productive of
alt water In the other well is near fourteen
hundred feet below the surface. Two other
trata, however, were reached at less depth
hat was quite good quality OF salt water.
Nothing can be done while sinking the well,
IS the result will not be known When the
water in desirable quantities is found the
company will hasten to put in the neces airy
machinery for the plant.
AS yet it has not been decided what sys-
EN- will be adapted in separating the salt
rom the water. A late invention is now
working at Manistee, Michigan, which
ONE of the Industrial Journals report as
eing a decided success. With it the
Eater is vaporized and passes off as steam
nd leaves the salt The method is said to be
heap and does the work very quickly. The
Id system Of evaporation is talked of as
eng the last resort. 1t is not as rapid as
esired unless the watts cover large terri
Dry the output would not be many barrels ,
ally but that system it is thought will prove {
lccessful as there would be but little run
ing expense attached. The company is s
nxious to examine all the more improved 7
yles from which it seems probable they c
Ill make a selection. Some members of the {
'mpany think it possible to Put the plant t
oper alton by the first Of next January. s
be many difficulties attendant on getting a
achinery shipped may possibly delay mat T
rs but at any rate no time will be lost in /,
wing the question a thorough test. a
There are certain sections around the city in s
hich Major Knapp is confident salt water
n be found. In fact the idea most preva- c
ut among the biologists who have done i,
Id work in the vicinity 10 that salt water d
the prev ailing article here, as it is even in 5,
any gas and oil regions. The one test $,
ems to have given evidence of its presence II
A PLEASANT EVENING.
y Lumber of young people spent last even
g ~ pie asantly at the residence Of Rev.